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Maureen Owens

Maureen Owens
Maureen is a Manager of Cities with the Communities Ending Poverty team at the Tamarack Institute.

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How we can protect the social role of government: What is social procurement?

Posted by Maureen Owens on February 12, 2024

 

Exploring how to advance community change through social procurement, instead of profit-focused, public-private partnerships.

Written by Maureen Owens (she/her) and Molly McCracken (CCPA)

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From Stable to Unstable: Shannon’s Story of Deepening Poverty

Posted by Maureen Owens on August 9, 2023

Every person has a story.  In this blog co-written by Tamarack's Maureen Owens along with Shannon Lee Marion, read Shannon's personal story of poverty, struggles with rental hikes in Canada, and discover how you can both help and stay informed. 

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Social Procurement: Purchasing Power for People

Posted by Maureen Owens on July 16, 2023

Do our communities benefit from public spending?

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Tackling racism, trauma and inequity with Communities Ending Poverty

Posted by Maureen Owens on March 9, 2022

Over my first week of work as Communities Ending Poverty’s Learning Lead, I have been reflecting on my personal and professional learning journey to more deeply understand racism and on how I can leverage this new role to tackle inequity.

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